New King James Version

King James Bible

1A Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.

1Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

3“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:

3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah

4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

6For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?

6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.

7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

8O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

9You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

10You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.

12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

13You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.

15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.

17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

18For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

20I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,

20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

21With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.

21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.

23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

25Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.

25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

27Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

28My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

29His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,

30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:

35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

36His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;

36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

37It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

38But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

40You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

41All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.

43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

44You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

44Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

45The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah

45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

47Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?

47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah

48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?

49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.

51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

52Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen.

52Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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